escape
Spanish, noun
escape is spelled E-S-C-A-P-E (6 letters) and appears 11 times per million words in written Spanish, the 6,393rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Escape is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “escape” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of escapar. With an accent, escapé is a different word: “first-person singular preterite indicative of escapar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Acción de escapar, huir”.
What does escape mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineescape
- 2
masculineleak
- 3
masculineexhaust pipe, tailpipe
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
first-person singular preterite indicative of escapar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Acción de escapar, huir. 2. Fuga o salida de un gas o de un líquido de un contenedor. 3. Salida de gases residuales de un motor de combustión. 4. El tubo que transporta estos gases ₃.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of escape
- escapes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to escape
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is escape in Spanish?
escape appears 11 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).